I want permission to delete my start menu items!!!

[Steve325]

I'm sick of all this stupid stuff this operating system does, most of it serves absolutely no purpose, this for example. I like a small start menu, but I don't have permission to delete anything

anyone know?

 

[olds]

Moved from Software

 

[mechBgon]

Right-click the Start button, choose Properties, hit the Start Menu tab, then the Customize[/b] button, and see if that offers the options you want.

 

[Synomenon]

Can't you stop Vista's nagging by disabling UAC or enabling the real adminstrator account?

 

[Matt1970]

Start, Control Panel, User Accounts, Turn User Acount Control Off.

 

[mechBgon]

Originally posted by: Matt1970
Start, Control Panel, User Accounts, Turn User Acount Control Off.

...and wave goodbye to some great security and functionality enhancements.

 

[Steve325]

sorry, UAC is off and I'm still having the issue

 

[Steve325]

Originally posted by: mechBgon
Right-click the Start button, choose Properties, hit the Start Menu tab, then the Customize[/b] button, and see if that offers the options you want.

nope, doesn't list all of the programs.

 

[Steve325]

Originally posted by: IsLNdbOi
Can't you stop Vista's nagging by disabling UAC or enabling the real adminstrator account?

I'm pretty sure I've made this an administrator account. I've given myself full permission for everything, it's only this that gives me the troubles

 

[stash]

Sounds like you aren't looking in the wrong place. You're probably looking in the old XP path for the start menu, which is a symlink with an ACL that denies access to pretty much everyone (including admins) by design.

If you right the start orb and click explore, you should see all of your start menu items. Or right click and choose explore all users will get you the items that are installed for all profiles.

Your start menu items path should be: C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

 

[Steve325]

C:\Users\Steve\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

only showing a select few start menu icons

 

[stash]

Don't forget to the check C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs, AKA the All Users location.

 

[Steve325]

not showing all of them and still saying I need permission to perform the selected actions

 

[mechBgon]

Originally posted by: Steve325
not showing all of them and still saying I need permission to perform the selected actions

:camera:s?

 

[Steve325]

PICTURE

 

[mechBgon]

Huh 😕 I am logged on as a Standard (non-Admin) user with UAC enabled, and here's what I get when I try to delete a folder from the Start menu:

pic :camera:

I confirm the UAC prompt and it's outta there.

Bigger picture: eeek, no antivirus in sight in your screenshot, you're running as an Admin, and you don't even have UAC enabled? :shocked: I'm sleeping with the lights on tonight! :Q